Birth of the Blues - Cast

Bing Crosby

Jeff Lambert
Actor

Mary Martin

Betty Lou Cobb
Actor

Brian Donlevy

Memphis
Actor

Carolyn Lee

Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Actor

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Louey
Actor

J. Carrol Naish

Blackie
Actor

Warren Hymer

Limpy
Actor

Horace McMahon

Wolf
Actor

Ruby Elzy

Ruby
Actor

Harry Barris

Suds
Actor

Minor Watson

Henri Lambert
Actor

Harry Rosenthal

Piano Player
Actor

Donald Kerr

Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Actor

Barbara Pepper

Maizie
Actor

Cecil Kellaway

Granet
Actor

Ronnie Cosby

Jeff as a Boy
Actor

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)
Actor

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)
Actor

Tommy Dorsey

Self (archive footage)
Actor

Jimmy Dorsey

Self (archive footage)
Actor

Benny Goodman

Self (archive footage)
Actor

Paul Whiteman

Self (archive footage)
Actor

Roscoe Ates

Cab Driver (uncredited)
Actor

Charles Lane

Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
Actor

Mantan Moreland

Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Actor